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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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